Springboard
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Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most in-demand careers with comprehensive, mentor-led online programs in software engineering, data science, UI/UX design, cybersecurity, tech sales, and more. All Springboard courses are 100% online, remote, and self-paced throughout an average of 6-9 months. Springboard acts as a support system, coach, and cheerleader for working professionals who are ready to level-up or ma...
Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most in-demand careers with comprehensive, mentor-led online programs in software engineering, data science, UI/UX design, cybersecurity, tech sales, and more. All Springboard courses are 100% online, remote, and self-paced throughout an average of 6-9 months. Springboard acts as a support system, coach, and cheerleader for working professionals who are ready to level-up or make a major career shift. Students have access to a unique community of industry mentors, thought leaders, and alumni, who are on hand to offer insights, networking opportunities, and support throughout the program and well past graduation. Every Springboard student is matched with a personal student advisor and industry mentor who guides them throughout the program through regular video calls.
To apply, applicants fill out an online form, take an aptitude test, then talk with a school representative about their background and motivations. For the data science career track a background in statistics and/or programming is required. For the UX career track, students should have academic or professional background in user design or development-oriented fields.
Before graduation, Springboard’s career services team supports students in their job search, helping prepare them for interviews and networking, and facilitates their transition into the tech industry. Springboard’s tuition-back guarantee allows students a six-month runway to land a job.
Springboard’s support does not end when students graduate. All graduates benefit from an extensive support network encompassing career services, 1:1 career coaching, networking tips, resume assistance, interview prep, and salary negotiation. Since Springboard was founded in 2013, 94% of eligible graduates secured a job within one year, earning an average salary increase of $26,000.
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- Emily HarnishGraduate • Cyber Security Career Track • OnlineVerified by LinkedInMay 02, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Cybersecurity
The cybersecurity program at Springboard is great on so many levels. As a recent high school graduate who was looking to enter the cybersecurity workforce without taking four years to do so, this bootcamp enabled me to do just that. I was uncertain how much practical knowledge I would have after spending only 6 months in the course, but I applied myself to learning and experienced great support from my mentor in the program, which enabled me to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam on my firs...The cybersecurity program at Springboard is great on so many levels. As a recent high school graduate who was looking to enter the cybersecurity workforce without taking four years to do so, this bootcamp enabled me to do just that. I was uncertain how much practical knowledge I would have after spending only 6 months in the course, but I applied myself to learning and experienced great support from my mentor in the program, which enabled me to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam on my first try. I also had no work experience besides being a barista, but the tasks that the career services team encouraged me to complete gave me confidence in my skills, and I am currently interviewing for my first tech job. 
Peter DarinzoGraduate • Software Engineering Career Track • OnlineVerified by GitHubApr 25, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceSoftware Engineering
I wanted to make the switch to software engineering while also taking time off to travel. Springboard was the bootcamp that fit my needs, it gave me the flexibility to learn while on the road, is a great value, and really prepared me for the next step in my career. The curriculum is very comprehensive, but also well paced. The student community, mentor support, and student advisors make it a really great experience. Instead of feeling like you're just watching "how to code videos", you g...I wanted to make the switch to software engineering while also taking time off to travel. Springboard was the bootcamp that fit my needs, it gave me the flexibility to learn while on the road, is a great value, and really prepared me for the next step in my career. The curriculum is very comprehensive, but also well paced. The student community, mentor support, and student advisors make it a really great experience. Instead of feeling like you're just watching "how to code videos", you get real weekly feedback from your mentor, and you give and get feedback from other students on bigger projects as well, so there is a great feeling of community. The career coaching is also a crucially overlooked component to most bootcamps, and it really sets Springboard apart. I went from having no LinkedIn and a poor resume, to 250 connections in my network, and knowledge on networking, interview skills, and salary negotiation. My technical skills have also come a long way, you'll be amazed at how much you can learn, and I feel very well prepared for my next job. I would always recommend Springboard to anyone interested in making a switch to software development.- EricaProduction Manager • Student • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineVerified by LinkedInApr 25, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UX/UI Design Track
Unlike any educational institution I’ve ever attended, springboard allowed me to finish my course on a timeline that made sense for me. I unfortunately had to take all of my extended breaks due to a variety of different personal issues. Everything from Covid, to wild fire evacuations and a death in the family. There were also good things as well – a new job after losing my previous one to Covid, but this did cut into my ability to study and focus on my school work after working on a com...Unlike any educational institution I’ve ever attended, springboard allowed me to finish my course on a timeline that made sense for me. I unfortunately had to take all of my extended breaks due to a variety of different personal issues. Everything from Covid, to wild fire evacuations and a death in the family. There were also good things as well – a new job after losing my previous one to Covid, but this did cut into my ability to study and focus on my school work after working on a computer all day at work. I was emotionally and technically drained at times. I had to switch mentors in the midst of my program due to these breaks and was definitely feeling like I may not finish the course. Springboard’s advisor and mentor programs kept me chatting with their support teams and kept me motivated to finish for myself and my future. I was able to absorb knowledge on a timeframe that made sense for my learning capabilities. I feel as a springboard really allows its students to take the time they need in order to grasp the knowledge they’re sharing and that’s why I really recommend springboard. In a world with so many ups and downs and unknowns at this point, I always felt comfortable reaching out to spring forward for support. The course itself brings on a lot of reading, but the structure is really well thought out so that you can learn different phases of research and designing at a time that makes sense. Lastly, the mentor meetings on a weekly basis help me stay on track and brew really important for my progression in the course. - Charlie BeckGraduate • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineVerified by LinkedInApr 13, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Full Scope UI/UX Design Course
The UI/UX program at Springboard is a complete offering, giving you the opportunity to learn every detail surrounding UX design and making you apply that knowledge to a variety of projects. From the simple design spruce ups to full-scale capstones, you perform every level of the design process in order to understand every aspect back to front. While there are some lessons that do go on a little long (i.e. lots of articles that simply repeat the same information) or slightly outdated arti...The UI/UX program at Springboard is a complete offering, giving you the opportunity to learn every detail surrounding UX design and making you apply that knowledge to a variety of projects. From the simple design spruce ups to full-scale capstones, you perform every level of the design process in order to understand every aspect back to front. While there are some lessons that do go on a little long (i.e. lots of articles that simply repeat the same information) or slightly outdated articles, the essence of what you're learning remains the same. Overall, I would recommend this course to anyone who is interested in entering this space. - Yuriy SeredaFreelance tutor • Data Science Career Track • OnlineVerified by LinkedInApr 13, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Data Science Career Track
It was a correct decision to learn at the Data Science Career Track program at Springboard, as I finally started getting responses from employers.
On one of the applications I was one step away from employment.
This course helps boost your chances and compete with those who has formal specialized education, such as in computer science or data science.
While a lack of formal experience through employment is still a problem, it is somewhat alleviated by the hands-on curriculum pro...It was a correct decision to learn at the Data Science Career Track program at Springboard, as I finally started getting responses from employers.
On one of the applications I was one step away from employment.
This course helps boost your chances and compete with those who has formal specialized education, such as in computer science or data science.
While a lack of formal experience through employment is still a problem, it is somewhat alleviated by the hands-on curriculum projects and the projects done after completing the course. In my feeling, completing this course gives you a credibility.
There are three main components: career coaching by people experienced in technical recruiting, mentorship by data scientists working in industry, and well organized tutorial materials. In my opinion, it would be very hard for a self-learner to achieve such pace and quality of learning.
Having to pay disciplines and ensures a good pace of learning.
Not everyone gets a good mentor. My two advices here are: 1) change the mentor if he behaves like he is your boss and only demands, and you need to spend a lot of time just to think what questions are good and bad. This could be OK only in the beginning. 2) Stick to the one who is genuinely willing to help. Springboard allows to switch to another mentor, they have some long-term selection in place.
Most career coaches are very helpful, you can meet with them roughly every week. Here my suggestion is to stay organized: write their suggestions and execute on the same day, because otherwise you will find it difficult to get back to it due to a lot of main technical learning which keeps piling up if you are not as organized.
Make sure to agree with your family members: they will miss you a lot 6 to 9 months, because they will mostly see your back while you are sitting at the computer. The skills you get are worth it, but there is still a long job search ahead after graduation in most cases.
Delve deeply into material, as there are four mock up interviews close to the end of the course.
The best ways to prepare for Data Science course is to learn Python, Statistics, and SQL in advance, and try to craft a resume and LinkedIn profile.
At the end, you learn how to extend your network, data analysis, and machine learning.
Only basic familiarity with statistics and SQL, but there are many resources in the curriculum, which you can use for training, including after graduation.
No exposure to cloud techniques, but you will become prepared to play with those on your own.
Up to two breaks are allowed, up to 3 weeks each, which helps make it in time if you like to delve deeper or have a lack of prior experience. - Yueh WangGraduate • Software Engineering Career Track • OnlineVerified by LinkedInApr 12, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Software Engineering Career Track
Springboard's Software Engineering Career Track is built for people that want to switch their career path and become a software engineer. This 9-month course helps you develop skills (Python, JaveScript, etc.) necessary for looking for a job in the market. Definitely recommend it even though you are starting from scratch. - Rayees Ahamed BScientist • Graduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineVerified by LinkedInApr 07, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Worth every minute of learning!
The curriculum is excellently designed and does not require any programming or computer science experience for anyone to participate. I am a biologist and absolutely did not had any experience in data science. I took the Data Science prep course first, which taught me python programming in just 4 weeks. Then I enrolled on the Data Science Career Track. The course is expected to be completed in 6-9 months, so one has to be ready to invest at least 4 hours of time every day in learning. Th...The curriculum is excellently designed and does not require any programming or computer science experience for anyone to participate. I am a biologist and absolutely did not had any experience in data science. I took the Data Science prep course first, which taught me python programming in just 4 weeks. Then I enrolled on the Data Science Career Track. The course is expected to be completed in 6-9 months, so one has to be ready to invest at least 4 hours of time every day in learning. The best thing about the course is it teaches the entire curriculum using public resources, which include DataCamp, LinkedIn, Youtube, Harvard lessons and other useful public forums. This is great because you know after the course completion where to continue your learning and find resources related to a specific subject. Every unit has a number of mini-projects to practice that increase your confidence in your learning. 1 to 1 mentor calls every week is a great benefit, as you will be interacting with an industry expert to review your projects and they will help you to streamline your learning and choose a better career path. At the end of the course, you will be proficient in python programming, mastered in essential statistical concepts and you can independently work on data science projects. I strongly recommend anyone who is looking for a career in data science to opt this course, as every minute and penny is worth plus job guaranteed. - Danielle ColeStudent • UI / UX Design Career Track • OnlineVerified by LinkedInMar 30, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
UI/UX
This program was a lot of work, but it has been life-changing! I feel confident going into my new career. The mentorship program was invaluable. You’ll have a portfolio with several case studies by the end of this program. It prepares you in every way so you’ll be ready for your new career. - Ron SperberGraduate • Data Science Career Track • OnlineVerified by LinkedInMar 30, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great introduction to Data science
This was a great course for me as someone that wanted to pivot to a data science career. The mentor was the best part of the course. - GorStudent • Data Science Career Track • OnlineVerified by LinkedInMar 29, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Fine print in job guarantee
I successfully completed springboard curriculum. It was lackluster and average as it was mostly based on other resources. Mentorship was the only worthy part of the program. Job search began where I always went above and beyond on the number of networking and jobs conditions. I also kept my own records for these applications and networks as well as log them in their own website. After 6 months, I opted for the job guarantee extension. I kept up my job guarantee. Then, couple of these to ...I successfully completed springboard curriculum. It was lackluster and average as it was mostly based on other resources. Mentorship was the only worthy part of the program. Job search began where I always went above and beyond on the number of networking and jobs conditions. I also kept my own records for these applications and networks as well as log them in their own website. After 6 months, I opted for the job guarantee extension. I kept up my job guarantee. Then, couple of these to my knowledge I logged my requirements in; however, due to technical difficulties, it didn't show on their server. Let's keep in mind, I have records (emails for job applications and linked in for networks) of when I did those activities. Despite actually fulfilling these requirements, springboard basically said "oh you had technical difficulties/system glitch, that's too bad, our system if flawless, there are no issues, even though you have proof you applied to such and such job, we are going to ignore that and take this opportunity to make sure you don't qualify for job guarantee". Their job guarantee was only 6 months, I was able to keep that up for over a year. If you value your time and money, don't let the job guarantee be the factor why you choose this institution because they'll take any opportunity that arises to say that you messed up. - JeremyStudent • Software Engineering Career Track • OnlineVerified by GitHubMar 25, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
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Great course with content by Colt Steele. Overall a great experience. Learned a lot in a short amount of time, and confident in the skills I gained from the course. - Amitkumar KhatiwalaStudent • Data Analytics Career Track • OnlineVerified by LinkedInMar 24, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Outstanding Experience with Springboard
I had an amazing experience with Springboard. I had excellent coaches and mentors who always supported me. I got so much in-depth knowledge about the targeted job industry from my mentor. The only cons I found in 1-2 in-course activities, which are outdated and it would be great if they can upgrade.
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- UX Career Track (Online)
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- Cyber Security Career Track (Online)
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Recent Springboard News
Jess Feldman
Updated August 07, 2023
Springboard knows that bootcamp tuition can be expensive, so they offer a variety of payment options to meet the needs of their incoming students. We spoke with Nicole Crescenzi, the Dean of Admissions at Springboard to learn more about their monthly payment plans, financing options, and their four, need-based scholarships. Find out why Springboard offers Deferred Tuition instead of an Income Share Agreement, and the kinds of salaries graduating Springboard students ...
Jess Feldman
Updated August 02, 2023
AI is the word of the summer, so we re rounding up all the news we saw about how generative AI tools will support and expand the tech workforce not deplete it. After a quiet first half of 2023, we finally saw news about recent coding bootcamp fundraises and acquisitions. We learned of two new ways you would fund your coding bootcamp experience through Americorps or with your 529 account. Plus, we ll let you know about the 3 new coding bootcamps that we added to the Course Report directory ...
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Updated July 27, 2023
So much research goes into designing (and upgrading!) today s products to ensure they are functional and easy to use. Jaime Creixems a UX expert and Springboard mentor walks us through the 12 steps of the UX research process, from isolating key pain points to conducting interviews with actual users. Learn about the top three traits of successful user researchers and why the mentored bootcamp experience at Springboard is invaluable for career changers. Meet the Expert Jaime ...
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Updated June 29, 2023
Happy Summer! This month, we released our Best Online Bootcamps list for 2023, including the eight top-rated online schools. To celebrate Pride Month, we updated our post of bootcamp scholarships available for LGBTQ+ folks . And in honor of Juneteenth, we refreshed our blog post with the latest scholarships for people of color who want to attend a bootcamp. In the news this June, we saw a big fundraise for a European bootcamp, and two large OPMs reacting to the latest guidance ...
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Updated June 21, 2023
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Updated June 05, 2023
After college, Moshood Adeyemo had a solid career in advertising, but ultimately didn t enjoy the work. He spent time self-teaching to figure out which tech path he wanted to pursue and then enrolled in the Software Engineering Bootcamp at Springboard . Now Moshood is a full-time Software Engineer through LinkedIn s Reach apprenticeship program, and credits the flexible learning style and mentorship for helping him make the leap into tech! What inspired you to pivot from advertising ...
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Updated April 11, 2023
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Updated March 30, 2023
Course Report March 2023 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup Happy Women s History Month! This March on International Women s Day, we hosted a live Q&A with four bootcamp alumnae to hear about their career changes into tech and their tips for other women considering pivoting into tech. Layoffs at big tech companies continued through March, but despite this turbulence, IT hiring predictions for Q2 2023 are looking strong. The popular veterans benefit, VET TEC will wrap up at the ...
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Updated March 22, 2023
Welcome to Ask a Career Coach , an advice-column where real bootcamp career coaches answer questions from Course Report readers. Today, Johnny Borchardt a UI/UX Design Career Coach at Springboard and Recruiter at Peaksware Holdings is answering a question about whether today s layoffs at big tech companies are affecting coding bootcamp graduates in 2023. Have a question for a Career Coach? Email us and you may see it answered! Our question comes from soon-to-be coding bootcamp ...
Jess Feldman
Updated March 15, 2023
Jenny Kim spent 8 years working in finance, but wanted to pursue a career she truly loved. Jenny thought that tech wasn t for her until she found UX design. She chose Springboard for their adaptable program, dedicated mentorship, and career coaching. After graduating three years ago, Jenny s tech career has grown from freelancer to digital strategist at a mass media company to entrepreneur as a content creator and UX researcher! Jenny shares her career insights for future UX ...
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How much does Springboard cost?
Springboard costs around $11,900. On the lower end, some Springboard courses like Introduction to Data Analytics cost $349.
What courses does Springboard teach?
Springboard offers courses like Cyber Security Career Track, Data Analytics Career Track, Data Science Career Track, Data Science Career Track Prep and 7 more.
Where does Springboard have campuses?
Springboard teaches students Online in a remote classroom.
Is Springboard worth it?
Springboard hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 1,479 Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard on Course Report - you should start there!
Is Springboard legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 1,479 Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard and rate their overall experience a 4.63 out of 5.
Does Springboard offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
Yes, Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive Springboard scholarship for $1000 off tuition! Be sure to enter CR1000SPRINGBOARD in the Promo Code field of your application so Springboard can extend the discount to you upon acceptance.
Can I read Springboard reviews?
You can read 1,479 reviews of Springboard on Course Report! Springboard alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Springboard and rate their overall experience a 4.63 out of 5.
Is Springboard accredited?
While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. Springboard doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.